Aliyev ran Azerbaijan for long periods both before and after the end of Soviet rule.

Fines range between 300 and 400 manats (2 to 0).

Transition Onlineby Shahla Sultanova 30 November 2012In recent years ethnic Azeris in Georgia have grown more willing to integrate into Georgian society, as both the economy and people’s faith in government slowly recuperated.

Indeed, since 2010 the government has handed out millions of dollars to newspapers and other outlets through the State Support Fund for the Development of Mass Media.

For many news outlets, the aid is the only thing keeping the proverbial presses running in Azerbaijan's anemic advertising market.